eman

The story

eman, Spanish Restaurant in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo | Gault&Millau 15

eman is a Spanish restaurant at 1-3-6 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, rated 15 by Gault&Millau in 2026. It occupies a house about 60 years old in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, renovated to hold the dining room.

A Basque name, a Spanish kitchen

In Basque, eman means "to give". The kitchen applies it to regional Spanish dishes and to the meeting of Spanish and Japanese culture. The stated aim is to respect traditional Spanish cooking while continuing to change it. Counter dining is part of the setup.

The chef's path

The chef began at a Spanish restaurant in Tokyo, then spent two and a half years in Spain. That time was split between a three-star Michelin restaurant in the Basque Country and a one-star in La Mancha. Back in Japan, the chef led the kitchens of gastronomic restaurants in Nara and Tokyo before opening eman, now listed as Recommended in the Michelin Guide Tokyo for 2026.